My BEST hitchhiker is an OCTOPUS! - Page 5

steve68 · 08/20/2006, 12:47 PM

55semireef
why would u even post something like that?
Buddy Pine hang in there man.

tacomareefer · 08/20/2006, 11:10 PM

Wow I am sorry for your losses. I am also willing to send out some out soem frags when you are ready.

crispyreef · 08/21/2006, 02:05 PM

Great pics!

reeferchickdc · 08/22/2006, 10:06 AM

Oh you poor thing. That really blows. I am so sorry. I feel a little sad and sick to my stomach for you. Good luck moving on. To look on the bright side... It will be really fun restocking and redesigning. I have a wonderful friend that I give my keys to when I'm gone to feed and take care of my tank. I feel like I should call and thank him right now. Actually, I will. aloha. Good luck.

reeferchickdc · 08/22/2006, 10:06 AM

Oh you poor thing. That really blows. I am so sorry. I feel a little sad and sick to my stomach for you. Good luck moving on. To look on the bright side... It will be really fun restocking and redesigning. I have a wonderful friend that I give my keys to when I'm gone to feed and take care of my tank. I feel like I should call and thank him right now. Actually, I will. aloha. Good luck.

AdidaKev · 08/22/2006, 10:50 AM

So sorry to hear of your loss.

GlobaLPimP · 08/23/2006, 12:15 PM

I have read every post in this thread and all I can say is WOW. I'm so sorry for you and your tank. Now keep your chin up and give it another shot!

KAZEKY · 08/23/2006, 02:19 PM

I'm sorry to hear your loss. good luck

999sterling · 08/23/2006, 03:27 PM

It seems it's always the equipment you expect to solve your problems that gets you. I lost my tank when I upgraded my lighting to a "new" used light fixture a few years ago. A support failed and the whole thing landed in the tank. Needless to say all breakers blew and I came home the following weekend to find that my reef was a glass box full of dead things in smelly water. What the power outage didn't kill I believe the metals in the fixture did. I've never seen or heard of anything in this hobby as bad as that feeling at that moment. If you want to give up the hobby...I wouldn't blame you. But remember what you'll be missing if you do. I've also never heard of anything so bad that it was better to never have had a reef. You'll never have a chance at a octopus hitch hiker if you don't first have a reef to put the rock in.

Good luck!!! and on the bright side....now you get to redesign and start with a clean tank, and lots more knowledge.

duhfactor · 08/23/2006, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 999sterling
It seems it's always the equipment you expect to solve your problems that gets you. I lost my tank when I upgraded my lighting to a "new" used light fixture a few years ago. A support failed and the whole thing landed in the tank. Needless to say all breakers blew and I came home the following weekend to find that my reef was a glass box full of dead things in smelly water. What the power outage didn't kill I believe the metals in the fixture did. I've never seen or heard of anything in this hobby as bad as that feeling at that moment. If you want to give up the hobby...I wouldn't blame you. But remember what you'll be missing if you do. I've also never heard of anything so bad that it was better to never have had a reef. You'll never have a chance at a octopus hitch hiker if you don't first have a reef to put the rock in.

Good luck!!! and on the bright side....now you get to redesign and start with a clean tank, and lots more knowledge.

I just broke down my tank to move into my new house, and boy do I miss it....I also think you'll feel empty without it.....BTW 999sterling...where in utah do you live?

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melev · 08/23/2006, 04:28 PM

999sterling,

To Reef Central

You make some excellent points. So how come I've not ended up with a cool hitchhiker like this thread?

Manon · 08/24/2006, 04:59 AM

What a treat to be able to see this beautiful life daily!! I have leather coral which grows amazingly in my tank and before I learned how to propagate it I went to my local aquarium to see if they would take it b/c it was getting too big for my tank and they were really excited about it!! I would not take it back to the fish store either if it gets too big. I once had a tiny about 1/8" jelly fish that showed up in my tank!! Unfortunately, it disappeared as fast as it appeared. Don't know what happen to it, perhaps it is still in my tank!! Manon

Pico Keeper · 08/24/2006, 06:34 PM

I'm so sorry. I won't go into a long sympathetic letter here. Just make the best of restocking. Cure that rock, but it back in and PM me when you have a tank ready to go, i'll send you some sps and softy frags!

Setup a nano to keep you in the reefin spirit while you get the 180 going again.. Keep on truckin' Be strong and be grateful for the 7 years of enjoyment you did get out of the tank.

Rik James · 08/25/2006, 01:13 AM

I would also be more than glad to send you some frags. I'm just a newby but I have some soft corals that are doing well. Keep your chin up, and get that beautiful tank going again.

asfullax · 08/25/2006, 05:35 PM

Buddy Pine,

Sorry for your loss as I am sure everyone on here is. I can say that even though everybod'y tank is their own "child" I came into this hobby with the notion that I will have a crash at some point, unfortunately this has happened twice but with each time I remind myself that we are performing an almost impossible task of keeping these creatures and with each failure, we come back with stronger and better systems. Which, in turn ensures that we are helping to lengthen the captivity time for the future.

Looking at your tank pre AND POST I can tell that you have the heart and skills nessicary to continue, and although you may not feel it now you will love and cherish your new "child" just as you did before.

Again, I am sorry for what happened, but as you may have lost the inhabitants of the tank, you carry forward with experience gained.

Alex.

ericwebster · 08/28/2006, 02:27 PM

sorry to hear.

My aquarium is my little world and I know how attached I have gotten in a very short time. We all do the best we can but these things still happen and its very sad.

Good luck rebuilding your world.

There should be a "Tank Crash Frag Fund" where people can donate frags so in case of a crash they can help re-populate your tank.

asfullax · 08/28/2006, 04:50 PM

(THREADJACK)
There has always been talk about establishing a fund / support group but the general concept is flawed due to honesty issues. Without finding a way to confirm the validity of a crash, or cause its almost impossible.

Once somebody establishes a reef insurance organizaiton all we can do is help out on a personal level.

(WE NOW RETURN YOU BACK TO SOBBING)

Buddy Pine · 08/28/2006, 08:24 PM

Hello everyone, thank you for all your support and sympathies.... I am trying to revive my beloved "reef" hobby back into action. Realistically, I sincerely appreciate your frag offerings, but in transit wise, I would not let that be a nuisance for everyone. Been in the dungeon for a while and thinking what to do. Fortunately there's a LFS called "Where's The Reef" in Mississauga, Ontario Canada, who's been very helpful. He started me with a couple of frags to start off my 50g. frag tank (that's what is running at the moment). I can't believe it i'm actually starting from scratch!, water cycling, the whole works! Here are my first frags.

OrionN · 08/28/2006, 08:48 PM

Best of luck to the future TOTM.

coil1002 · 08/28/2006, 09:41 PM

Buddy

I commend you for starting over.

ericwebster · 08/29/2006, 07:35 AM

Best thing about starting over -- is you can rebuild better than before (mistakes of the past)

I know I have already done some things diffrently if I knew then what I know now.

jbittner · 08/29/2006, 12:49 PM

Glad to see you back---Best of luck

jasutton · 08/29/2006, 02:35 PM

I am frickin depressed

broncomike · 09/01/2006, 05:16 PM

You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!

broncomike · 09/01/2006, 05:17 PM

You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!

08/20/2006, 12:47 PM	#101
steve68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Piscataway,NJ Posts: 4,058	55semireef why would u even post something like that? Buddy Pine hang in there man. __________________ "Never Give Up Never Surrender" Current Tank Info: 50 Breeder with 250w MH 10k XM bulb & 2 24inch VHO atinic 03,210 gallon Reef tank. 3 250 W MH,MRC CR-2 Reactor & MR-2 Skimmer,150 gallon sump,125 gallon refugium,75 Gallon Frag Tank & adding more water volume every t

08/22/2006, 10:06 AM	#104
reeferchickdc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington D.C./ from Hawaii Posts: 132	Oh you poor thing. That really blows. I am so sorry. I feel a little sad and sick to my stomach for you. Good luck moving on. To look on the bright side... It will be really fun restocking and redesigning. I have a wonderful friend that I give my keys to when I'm gone to feed and take care of my tank. I feel like I should call and thank him right now. Actually, I will. aloha. Good luck. __________________ Note to self: slow and steady wins the race. Current Tank Info: 40gl. 150W MH, HOB filter, CPR bakpak skimmer, fish, lots of corals. 10gl-70W MH, HOB live filter, tunze nanostream, two gobies, shrimp,dusters, corals.

08/22/2006, 10:06 AM	#105
reeferchickdc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington D.C./ from Hawaii Posts: 132	Oh you poor thing. That really blows. I am so sorry. I feel a little sad and sick to my stomach for you. Good luck moving on. To look on the bright side... It will be really fun restocking and redesigning. I have a wonderful friend that I give my keys to when I'm gone to feed and take care of my tank. I feel like I should call and thank him right now. Actually, I will. aloha. Good luck. __________________ Note to self: slow and steady wins the race. Current Tank Info: 40gl. 150W MH, HOB filter, CPR bakpak skimmer, fish, lots of corals. 10gl-70W MH, HOB live filter, tunze nanostream, two gobies, shrimp,dusters, corals.

08/22/2006, 10:50 AM	#106
AdidaKev Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NA Posts: 624	So sorry to hear of your loss. __________________ ... Current Tank Info: NA

08/23/2006, 12:15 PM	#107
GlobaLPimP Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 911	I have read every post in this thread and all I can say is WOW. I'm so sorry for you and your tank. Now keep your chin up and give it another shot! __________________ This hobby is educational; it teaches you how to spend a lot of money in a hurry! Current Tank Info: 75gl, SPS, LPS, IceCap/T5/SLR, 2 modded Tunze 6045's, PCI 350 skimmer w/ Gen-X 2400, 95lbs LR, GEN-X 4100 return

08/20/2006, 11:10 PM	#102
tacomareefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: tacoma Posts: 50	Wow I am sorry for your losses. I am also willing to send out some out soem frags when you are ready.

08/21/2006, 02:05 PM	#103
crispyreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Bay Posts: 1,189	Great pics!

08/23/2006, 02:19 PM	#108
KAZEKY Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: indiana Posts: 84	I'm sorry to hear your loss. good luck

08/23/2006, 03:27 PM	#109
999sterling Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fredonia AZ (2 Miles south of Utah) Posts: 44	It seems it's always the equipment you expect to solve your problems that gets you. I lost my tank when I upgraded my lighting to a "new" used light fixture a few years ago. A support failed and the whole thing landed in the tank. Needless to say all breakers blew and I came home the following weekend to find that my reef was a glass box full of dead things in smelly water. What the power outage didn't kill I believe the metals in the fixture did. I've never seen or heard of anything in this hobby as bad as that feeling at that moment. If you want to give up the hobby...I wouldn't blame you. But remember what you'll be missing if you do. I've also never heard of anything so bad that it was better to never have had a reef. You'll never have a chance at a octopus hitch hiker if you don't first have a reef to put the rock in. Good luck!!! and on the bright side....now you get to redesign and start with a clean tank, and lots more knowledge. __________________ "The reasonable man adapts to his curcumstances. The unreasonable man adapt his curcumstances to himself. All new progress depends on the unreasonable man." Current Tank Info: 20 SW Being currenlty being started. 55 Gal SW waiting to be moved and rebuilt. 60 Gal. FW. 15 gal. FW

08/23/2006, 04:28 PM	#111
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	999sterling, *To Reef Central* You make some excellent points. So how come I've not ended up with a cool hitchhiker like this thread?

08/24/2006, 04:59 AM	#112
Manon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 104	What a treat to be able to see this beautiful life daily!! I have leather coral which grows amazingly in my tank and before I learned how to propagate it I went to my local aquarium to see if they would take it b/c it was getting too big for my tank and they were really excited about it!! I would not take it back to the fish store either if it gets too big. I once had a tiny about 1/8" jelly fish that showed up in my tank!! Unfortunately, it disappeared as fast as it appeared. Don't know what happen to it, perhaps it is still in my tank!! Manon

08/24/2006, 06:34 PM	#113
Pico Keeper Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 437	I'm so sorry. I won't go into a long sympathetic letter here. Just make the best of restocking. Cure that rock, but it back in and PM me when you have a tank ready to go, i'll send you some sps and softy frags! Setup a nano to keep you in the reefin spirit while you get the 180 going again.. Keep on truckin' Be strong and be grateful for the 7 years of enjoyment you did get out of the tank.

08/25/2006, 01:13 AM	#114
Rik James Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 33	I would also be more than glad to send you some frags. I'm just a newby but I have some soft corals that are doing well. Keep your chin up, and get that beautiful tank going again. __________________ I'm Rick James

08/25/2006, 05:35 PM	#115
asfullax Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: albuquerque, NM Posts: 415	Buddy Pine, Sorry for your loss as I am sure everyone on here is. I can say that even though everybod'y tank is their own "child" I came into this hobby with the notion that I will have a crash at some point, unfortunately this has happened twice but with each time I remind myself that we are performing an almost impossible task of keeping these creatures and with each failure, we come back with stronger and better systems. Which, in turn ensures that we are helping to lengthen the captivity time for the future. Looking at your tank pre AND POST I can tell that you have the heart and skills nessicary to continue, and although you may not feel it now you will love and cherish your new "child" just as you did before. Again, I am sorry for what happened, but as you may have lost the inhabitants of the tank, you carry forward with experience gained. Alex. __________________ 129 Reef, Custom Cree LED Lighting, 2x54w T5HO, Bubble Magus BM-Curve 7, 55Gal sump - fuge, Iwaki MD40RLXT, Vortech MP40, multiple Hydor's - born 5/1/16 Current Tank Info: 2.5yr old, 129 Mixed Reef

08/28/2006, 02:27 PM	#116
ericwebster Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 375	sorry to hear. My aquarium is my little world and I know how attached I have gotten in a very short time. We all do the best we can but these things still happen and its very sad. Good luck rebuilding your world. There should be a "Tank Crash Frag Fund" where people can donate frags so in case of a crash they can help re-populate your tank. __________________ "Nobody tried to sell me the most used piece of equipment I own .. my mop." 72G Tank LTA, Pulsing Xenia, Blue Tang, Mated Maroons, 2 Damsels, Neon Goby, Watchman Goby, Algae Blenny, Peppermint Shrimp (3), CBS (1), Cleaner Shrimp Current Tank Info: 100G bow front corner. Yellow Tank, Coral Beauty, Clownfish, some SPS, LPS and Soft Corals

08/28/2006, 04:50 PM	#117
asfullax Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: albuquerque, NM Posts: 415	(THREADJACK) There has always been talk about establishing a fund / support group but the general concept is flawed due to honesty issues. Without finding a way to confirm the validity of a crash, or cause its almost impossible. Once somebody establishes a reef insurance organizaiton all we can do is help out on a personal level. (WE NOW RETURN YOU BACK TO SOBBING) __________________ 129 Reef, Custom Cree LED Lighting, 2x54w T5HO, Bubble Magus BM-Curve 7, 55Gal sump - fuge, Iwaki MD40RLXT, Vortech MP40, multiple Hydor's - born 5/1/16 Current Tank Info: 2.5yr old, 129 Mixed Reef

08/28/2006, 08:24 PM	#118
Buddy Pine Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 62	My first frags. Hello everyone, thank you for all your support and sympathies.... I am trying to revive my beloved "reef" hobby back into action. Realistically, I sincerely appreciate your frag offerings, but in transit wise, I would not let that be a nuisance for everyone. Been in the dungeon for a while and thinking what to do. Fortunately there's a LFS called "Where's The Reef" in Mississauga, Ontario Canada, who's been very helpful. He started me with a couple of frags to start off my 50g. frag tank (that's what is running at the moment). I can't believe it i'm actually starting from scratch!, water cycling, the whole works! Here are my first frags.

08/28/2006, 08:48 PM	#119
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Best of luck to the future TOTM.

08/28/2006, 09:41 PM	#120
coil1002 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wa Posts: 10	Buddy I commend you for starting over.

08/29/2006, 07:35 AM	#121
ericwebster Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 375	Best thing about starting over -- is you can rebuild better than before (mistakes of the past) I know I have already done some things diffrently if I knew then what I know now. __________________ "Nobody tried to sell me the most used piece of equipment I own .. my mop." 72G Tank LTA, Pulsing Xenia, Blue Tang, Mated Maroons, 2 Damsels, Neon Goby, Watchman Goby, Algae Blenny, Peppermint Shrimp (3), CBS (1), Cleaner Shrimp Current Tank Info: 100G bow front corner. Yellow Tank, Coral Beauty, Clownfish, some SPS, LPS and Soft Corals

08/29/2006, 12:49 PM	#122
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	Glad to see you back---Best of luck

08/29/2006, 02:35 PM	#123
jasutton Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 770	Geez I am frickin depressed __________________ Cheers! Jamie "I started laughing till it didnt hurt"- The Good Life Current Tank Info: 20L and building a 5.5 (almost done!)

09/01/2006, 05:16 PM	#124
broncomike Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 161	You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!

09/01/2006, 05:17 PM	#125
broncomike Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 161	You da man! Hang in there! And remember; there are two types of people in the reef collecting world - ones that have had a tank crash and ones that will have a tank crash! Good Luck and keep us posted!